Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-19

end that the constitution 30 framed may
be submitted to 9 vote OF people OF
said territory at the next general cleo
ton Tor ratification, and il ratified that
dakota territory be admitted into the
union as the Estate OF Dakota"
Submitted herewith is the proceed
ings OF the convention of the people OF
Dakota held in the city OF Aberdeen.
OAK. Dec. l5, 1887. To ali OF which we
earnestly invite your attention and pray
for favorable consideration.
Then followed the crisis. The COM
mistee on the delegation to Washington
was called upon for q report and after q
final effort ct harmony, made tbs follow
ing report;
At large-L. g. Johnson OF Brown. NJ.
L. Mccormack of Grand Forks, w. e.
Dodge Of Cass.
FIRST Judicial district-G. G. Bennett
OF Lawrence, p. B, MCCARTHY OF Pen.
nington.
Sscond dissrict-John Il. Pennington
of Yankton, r. III. Mcbride of Dawson.
Third district-W. e. Purcell Of Rich
land A. Gsrnett of Pembina.
Fourth district---C. III. Wlnsor OF MIN
nehaha, +. A, Gale OF LINCOLN.
Fifth district-O. 7. McsJoy Of Brown,
j. D. Lee OF Day.
Sixth district-Wm. Thompson OF
/ Rarleigh, E.se OF .a.sHaa
This committee was the one which
wss to carry the memorial to Washing
ton, end the pivotal point around which
She whole convention g~rRvitated. The
reading was listened to witch intense in
terest, and WAC followed by an ominoue
silencs. After q moment Wright of
Minnehaha rose slowly to his feet, and
commenced q speech. He wanted to
large were all from north Dakota. He
wanted the convention so. know that the
territory OF Dakota extended south of
Brown. He had no personal feeling
Against any OF the gentlemen named,
bnt it was not to the interest OF the
cause to give all of the delegates at
large from che CREST Northern Paclfic
country. This Northern Pacific bust
moss had already given the antl-division-
lists OF the south great trouble, and he WAS
opposed to giving the d~ivisionists
further Rouse in this direction. This
thing smacks OF slate work. It smacks
OF scheming. ID. Mccormack was q d.
y%lsionist . year ago, end while he was
glad to Welcome converts, he wanted
them to cit on the snxious seat for
awhile.
He then moved that the name OF M.
Il. MCCORMACK be stricken from the list
and that of Chairman Rice be CUB
stituted. This created q great sensation.
The chairman was greatly embarrassed,
bat finally called Gov. Pennington to
the chair, and proceeded TO his delega-
tons place on the floor. He said he
was very sorry the motion had been
made. He could not accept the intended
honor, and he hoped the gentleman
would withdraw the motion. MIR.
Wright said thai il Mr. Rice positively
declined he would withdraw the motion
SO far as he wa1 personally concerned.
Major Moore then moved that the
motion be laid upon the table, which
was carried after much wrAnglng "a to
how the vote should be taken.
Greene, Of Cass. now got the floor and
made o roaring speech. He stated that
We of the North have given q ma
jority Of 10000 against division, and are
entitled to some consideration. We OF
the north do not propose to be satisfied
with six votes while You OF the south
have nine votes. He then denied most
vehemently that be was q .slate maker"
which was very comical, under the
k11bkntCAH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mr.. Wright moved that the report be
divided, separating the judicial dissricts
from the delegates at large. A delegate
from Walworth referred to promises
made that If the report WAS not satisfso.
tory that ii coufol be considered by the
convention, and moved the considers
ton OF each delegate separately
A delegate from Sargent eaId that he
wss not for o tree fight and he therefore
moved that the motions be laid on the
table. A deleeateifrom CLAY yelled for the
roll call amid yells OF Mol Mol Mr..
Corson made Q speech Saying he did not
want the convention to ssoram" this
thing down the throats OF the Minneha-
ha delegation, and the whole convention
Was in an %uproarious tumuit of excite-
ment. noise, anger and laughter.
Harmony" Pennington, who still o
onpied The chair, o began to get in
his work. He thought the best way to
get out OF the dilemma was to re-refer
the report to The COMMITTEE. The
gentleman from Clay insisted on the roll
call. A member OF 8 committee said
that the troable OF re-referring TO the
committee had better be dispensed with,
AZ the committee would probably return
the same report. The chairman took
the mtitter in his hands and an
nounced that the question before the
house was the vote 10 re-reer to the
committe o
This caused an uproar. Williams OF
Moody thought the trouble all laid with
the M.nnebaha-(the chais) I saw that
lonks b o (tumuItuous laughter). Mr..
Wright Of Minnehaha, sa:d that he was
not lnsfRyoit OF winding up the onven
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